Echelon LonMaker - Manual (Page 11)

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Creating a New Functional Block from a Configured
Functional Block......................................................................... 88
Updating a Functional Block from a Configured Functional
Block .......................................................................................... 89
Creating a Functional Block Master Shape ...................................... 91
Creating Dynamic Functional Blocks................................................ 91
Deleting Dynamic FBs ............................................................... 92
Creating Dynamic Functional Block Master Shapes.................. 93
Creating a Virtual Functional Block .................................................. 93
Adding a Message Tag Shape to a Virtual Functional Block..... 93
Deleting Message Tag Shapes.................................................. 94
Creating Network Variables .................................................................... 94
Creating a Network Variable Shape ................................................. 94
Creating a Network Variable Master Shape ..................................... 95
Adding Network Variable Shapes to a Functional Block .................. 95
Creating Network Variables Using Generic Network Variable
Shapes ....................................................................................... 96
Creating Dynamic Network Variables Using Network
Variables Shapes from the LonMaker NV Shapes Stencil ........ 99
Creating Dynamic Network Variables Using Network
Variable Master Shapes............................................................. 99
Changing Network Variable Name ................................................... 99
Changing Network Variable Position.............................................. 100
Deleting a Network Variable Shape ............................................... 100
Deleting Dynamic Network Variables ............................................. 101
Creating a Router ........................................................................................ 102
Using Automatic Channel Selection ............................................... 106
Changing a Router Channel ........................................................... 107
Creating a Channel...................................................................................... 107
Creating a Subsystem ................................................................................. 109
Creating a Supernode ........................................................................... 111
Re-Naming and Deleting a Supernode Network Variable .................... 112
Copying a Subsystem or Supernode .................................................... 112
Creating Connections .................................................................................. 113
Creating a Connection with the Connector Shape................................ 114
Creating a Connection with the Connector Tool ................................... 114
Creating a Connection with the Network Variable Connection
Dialog Box............................................................................................. 114
Using Reference Connection Shapes................................................... 117
Aligning Reference Connection Shapes......................................... 118
Using Connection Descriptions............................................................. 118
Connection Description Properties................................................. 118
Message Service Type ............................................................ 118
Addressing Mode ..................................................................... 119
Viewing and Creating Connection Descriptions ............................. 119
Using Automatic Connection Description Selection ....................... 121
Changing the Connection Description for a Connection ................ 123
Hiding and Showing Connector Shapes ............................................... 124
Hiding and Showing All Connector Shapes in a Subsystem.......... 124
Hiding and Showing Selected Connector Shapes Attached to
Functional Blocks or Supernodes................................................... 124
Hiding and Showing Connector Shapes Attached to a
Functional Block ............................................................................. 126
Viewing and Navigating LonMaker Network Design ................................... 128
Navigating the Network within the Drawing Page................................. 128
Opening any Subsystem ................................................................ 128